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Static and Instance Class Members, Static Vs Instance

Static class members are shared between all instances of a class and do not require an object instance to be accessed. They can be properties, fields, or methods. Instance members are unique to each object instance and require an instance to be accessed. The class designer determines which members are static or instance. Static members exist only once in memory and apply to all instances, while instance members can exist multiple times, one copy per instance.

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Static and Instance Class Members, Static Vs Instance

Static class members are shared between all instances of a class and do not require an object instance to be accessed. They can be properties, fields, or methods. Instance members are unique to each object instance and require an instance to be accessed. The class designer determines which members are static or instance. Static members exist only once in memory and apply to all instances, while instance members can exist multiple times, one copy per instance.

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Static and Instance Class Members, Static vs Instance

As well as having members such as properties, methods, and fields that are specific to
object instances, it is also possible to have static (also known as shared, particularly to our
Visual Basic brethren) members, which may be methods, properties, or fields.
Static members are shared between instances of a class, so they can be thought of as global
for objects of a given class.
Static properties and fields enable you to access data that is independent of any object
instances, and static methods enable you to execute commands related to the class type but
not specific to object instances.
When using static members, in fact, you dont even need to instantiate an object.
Classes can expose members as static or instance
Static members work with all instances of the class
Instance members work only with a specific instance
Designer of the class determines which members require a class instance (most do) and
which dont
Unless you specify otherwise
o Members of classes are always instance members

o Each member of the class gets its own copy of the member
Can create members that are shared across all instances
The static keyword indicates that the member associated with all instances, not just one
Property and fields: Just one copy of the data in memory

All instances of the class share the variable

Methods: Dont create an instance of the class in order to call the method The
class itself provides the static method
Static and instance members live in parallel, but separate universes
o Static members exist only once un memory, apply to all instances of the class

o Instance members can exist multiple times


Consider these issues:
o Main is static

o Main can only interact with static members unless you create an instance of the class

o Instance members can interact with static members


Static variables retain their value after method has completed
Instance members of a class require an instance of the class
o reader.ReadToFollowing(CustomerName)
Static member can be called without first creating an instance
o Console.WriteLine()
Branching executes code conditionally, depending on the outcome of an evaluation
Looping repeatedly executes the same statements, either a certain number of times or until a
test condition has been reached.

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